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RACE REPORT
    2019 / 20
RACE REPORT 2019 / 20 - Blue Atlantics
CONTENTS
THE RACE                                               4
Race Organiser ………………………………………………………………………….           5
The Title Sponsor ………………………………………………………………………          6
Testimonials ……………………………………………………………………………..           7
History of the Race ……………………………………………………………………         8
Race Facts ………………………………………………………………………………..            10
BRANDING
Boat Branding ………………………………………………………………………….. 12
Global ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 14
Boat Classes ………………………………………………….…………………………. 15

MEDIA
Official Race Content ……………………………………………………………….. 17
Content from the Sea ……………………………………………………………….. 18
Accredited Media ……………………………………………………………………… 19

MEDIA COVERAGE
Media Results ……………………………………………………………………………            21
Press Coverage ………………………………………………………………,,……….          22
Media Platforms ……………………………………………………………..………..         23
Case Study - RowHHome ..……………………………………………………….         24
Case Study - Rowed Less Travelled ……………………………….………..   25
Case Study - Oarsome Foursome ……..……………………………………..     26
Case Study - BROAR ………..………………………………………………….……         27
RACE PLATFORMS
Facebook ………………………………………………………………………………….              29
Instagram …………………………………………………………………………………              30
Twitter ………………………………………………………………………………………              31
YouTube …………………………………………………………………………………….              32
Race Website ……………………………………………………………………………             33
Race Tracker …………………………………………………………………………….            34
Facebook Live Stream ……………………………………………………………..         35

ENVIRONMENT ………………………………………………………………..                 36
CHARITIES………………………………………………………………………..                 37
2019/20 RACE SUMMARY ……………………………………………….               38
WORLD RECORDS ……………………………………………………………                  39
PROUD PARTNERS…………………………………………………………..                 40
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RACE REPORT 2019 / 20 - Blue Atlantics
RACE ORGANISERS                                    TITLE SPONSOR                                REPORT & ANALYTICS

                                              Main Photographer: Ben Duffy

       Supporting Imagery: Ted Martin, Robin Skjoldborg, Penny Bird, Lars Kristiansen and Manfred Tennstedt

     The purpose of the Race Report is to give an overview of the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge and showcase its
                             audience reach and impact for new and existing stakeholders.

      Specifically, the report has been created to help the participating teams explain the race to sponsors and other
                                                       relevant parties.

                     Data detailed in this report was collected between October 2019 and April 2020.

                                                Produced & Published by:
                                            Precious Media Limited, May 2020

                           Data provided by Talisker courtesy of CSM Sport and Entertainment

                                          Editor In-Chief: Mohammad Al-Natour

                                 © Atlantic Campaigns and Diageo PLC All rights reserved
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       THE RACE

             TALISKER WHISKY                                                                                                                                               The premier event in ocean rowing - a challenge that takes rowers more
                                                                                                                                                                           than 3000 miles west from San Sebastian in La Gomera, Canary Islands
                                                                                                                                                                           to Nelson’s Dockyard in English Harbour, Antigua & Barbuda. The

          ATLANTIC CHALLENGE                                                                                                                                               annual race begins in early December, with up to 35 teams participating
                                                                                                                                                                           from around the world.

       The Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge brings together                                                                                                                          Upon finishing, rowers join a small community of friends that have
       teams from all walks of life, united by the same objective -                                                                                                                    shared the adventures of an ocean crossing. The mental and
       to take on the unique challenge of crossing an ocean in a                                                                                                                       physical endurance results in a life-changing achievement that will
       rowing boat.                                                                                                                                                                    never be forgotten.

                              THE WORLD’S TOUGHEST ROW
       The atmosphere is electric as the teams help each other
       prepare for the challenge of the mighty Atlantic Ocean. The
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     RACE STARTS
                             TEAMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD WILL FACE THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE
       race creates strong friendships   and competitiveness gives way
                             OF CROSSING THE ATLANTIC OCEAN IN A SMALL OCEAN ROWING BOAT.                                                                                                                                                           LA GOMERA
       to camaraderie as months of planning turn into reality at the                                                                                                                                              THE RACE RECORD FOR
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      28°N, 18°W

       start line in La Gomera.THE RACE                   THE JOURNEY
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 ROWING THE ATLANTIC IS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  37 DAYS AND 9 HOURS
                              The Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge, organized by Atlantic Campaigns SL   The teams’ boats are 7 meters long and just under 2 meters wide,with
                              is an annual rowing race across the Atlantic Ocean from San Sebastian de     only a small cabin for protection against storms. All boats are equipped
                              La Gomera, to Antigua in the Caribbean. In December, this premier ocean      at the race start and once their crossing begins they are not allowed to
                              rowing event brings together teams from across the globe who spend           have any help or take food and water on-board. Throughout their gruelling

       At sea, the teams battle with sleep deprivation, salt sores and
                              their last few days on land preparing and helping each other to face the     3000 mile journey the teams battle 40 feet waves, tropical storms and
                              mammoth challenge before them. All have the same objective – to take         sweltering heat. Each rower challenges the limit of human endurance,
                              on the unique experience of crossing an ocean in a small rowing boat.        but their mental and physical stamina will result in a life changing             RACE ENDS             THE AVERAGE IS 55 DAYS
                                                                                                                                                                                           ANTIGUA
                                                                                                           achievement as they reach land again on the shores of Antigua.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   BUT CAN TAKE UP TO
       the physical extremes that    the row inflicts. Rowers
                                LA RAZA
                                                                are left
                                                         EL VIAJE                                                                                                                           17°N, 61°W
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        100 DAYS!

       with their own thoughts, the vast expanse of the ocean and the
                              El Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge, organizado por                        Los barcos de cada equipo son de 7 metros de largo y poco menos de

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             0 KM
                              Atlantic Campaigns SL es una carrera anual a remo a través del               2 metros de ancho, con sólo una pequeña cabina para protegerse de las

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         0
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   / 4,8
                              Océano Atlántico desde San Sebastián de La Gomera, a Antigua                 tormentas. Todos los barcos están equipados al comienzo de la carrera,
                              en el Caribe. En Diciembre este primer evento cruzando el océano             y una vez que comience su travesía no se les permite tener ningún tipo

       job of getting the boat to safety on the other side. The race
                              a remo, reunirá a equipos de todo el mundo quiénes pasarán sus
                              últimos días en la isla preparando y ayudándose unos a otros para
                                                                                                           de ayuda, ni coger alimentos ni agua a bordo. A lo largo de su agotador
                                                                                                           viaje de 4800 kilómetros los equipos lucharán contra olas de 40 pies,

                                                                                                                                                                                                                               LES
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  3,000M
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         I
                              enfrentar elenorme desafío que tienen ante sí. Todos tienen el               tormentas tropicales y calores asfixiantes. Cada remero desafiará los
                              mismo objetivo de asumir y aprovechar la experiencia única de                límites de la resistencia humana, pero su resistencia mental y física

       offers a different experience to all involved.
                              cruzar el océano en un pequeño bote a remo.                                  se traducirá en un cambio de vida, desde que llegan a tierra otra vez,
                                                                                                           en las costas de Antigua.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Teams depart from La Gomera, Spain and row across the Atlantic
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   arriving in English Harbour, Antigua
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RACE ORGANISER
Atlantic Campaigns are the owners and organisers of the race. The
company’s staff has more than 50 years of ocean rowing experience,
which is combined with a deep dedication to - and passion for - the sport.

Atlantic Campaigns see the race as a platform to nurture and create future
greatness. The characters that take part often become role models for
ocean rowing and sometimes even mentors for future teams.

Atlantic Campaigns’ main concern is always safety, but the rowers’ success
and fulfilment of their dreams is their primary goal. The company prides
itself on being there from start to finish and beyond.

“As CEO of Atlantic Campaigns (the race organisers of the Talisker Whisky
Atlantic Challenge) it is my privilege to personally shake hands with every single
member of our fleet when they leave the start line in La Gomera. When you look
into the rowers’ eyes before they are about to row 3000 miles across the Atlantic
Ocean, you see courage, determination, fear and bravery. Every team is special,
every team has their own story and every team will have their own journey
different from those that have gone before them - to see the change in their eyes
and to witness mother natures’s impact is truly inspirational, not only for me but
for so many people around the world. As race organisers we pride ourselves on
the best safety records in ocean rowing, something we will never stop striving to
make better with every year that follows. The platform that the
Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge provides enables individuals to achieve their
dreams - in the safest and most celebrated way possible.”

CARSTEN HERON OLSEN, CEO ATLANTIC CAMPAIGNS
                                                                                                                                                    “If you’re going to row an Ocean, Atlantic
                                                                                                                                                    Campaigns is the go to place. Professional,
                                                                                                                                                    patient and couldn’t have been more helpful, we
                                                                                                                                                    really felt looked after during the entire two year
                                                                                                                                                    run up as well as during the race and immediately
                                                                                                                                                    after. We’ve had amazing support but also made
                                                                                                                                                    some lifelong friends as well, which made the
                                                                                                                                                    experience all the more better”

Carsten Heron Olsen, CEO Atlantic                                                                                                                   Finn Cristo, Past
Campaigns                                                                                                                                           Participant
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  TITLE SPONSOR
  Talisker Whisky, a brand synonymous with rugged
  adventure, has been the official title sponsor for six
  consecutive races. Since 2013, Talisker & Atlantic
  Campaigns have been proud partners striving to provide
  a unique annual experience.

  Talisker is the oldest distillery on the Isle of Skye, made by
  the sea in one of the most remote and rugged, yet
  beautiful, landscapes in Scotland.

  “We are very proud to continue our longstanding
  relationship with this extraordinary sporting event that
  celebrates the transformational experience and journey of
  each rower as they immerse themselves fully in the
  elements. Talisker Whisky share that same sense of
  adventure and passion as the rowers – our founders, the
  MacAskill brothers, rowed from Eigg to Skye in 1830 to find
  the perfect spot for their distillery in Scotland. Just like the
  Talisker distillery, this row represents what it means to be
                                                                                                                                                           The day before the race, Talisker served up the
  ‘made by the sea'”                                                                                                                                       ultimate wild adventure - creating a unique remote
                                                                                                                                                           island wilderness experience. Only accessible by
                                                                                                                                                           sea, it brought together a tribe of like-minded
                                                                                                                                                           outdoor adventurers, explorers, and ocean
  Natalia Montigny                                                                                                                                         enthusiasts including Talisker Whisky Atlantic
                                                                                                                                                           rowers, adventurer James Aiken, award-winning
  Global Head of Marketing, Talisker Whisky                                                                                                                actor Matt Smith, and endurance athlete Ross
                                                                                                                                                           Edgely - all who shared their stories of adventure
                                                                                                                                                           and love of the ocean. In addition, participating
                                                                                                                                                           rowers were also invited to a reception on the beach
                                                                                                                                                           where they enjoyed Talisker drinks and each other’s
                                                                                                                                                           company by the fire.

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 “Atlantic Campaigns enable ordinary people to do extraordinary things,
 they want you to succeed at what for most of us will be a once in a lifetime
 challenge and that means preparation, preparation, preparation. Their
 highly experienced team offer guidance throughout your journey from the
                                                                                                                                             TESTIMONIALS
 moment you first sign up to undertake this incredible challenge to the
 moment when you step foot on land in English Harbour, Antigua. Prior to
 the row each individual receives a dizzying array of strict rules, training
 courses which must be undertaken and essential items of equipment to
 source, most of which will be unfamiliar to the average person.

 It is a steep, often daunting, learning curve - and it needs to be
 because Atlantic Campaigns know that in order to succeed it is essential
 to have the skills to fix things on the ocean should they go wrong. When
 setting off from La Gomera it doesn’t take long to realise that this truly is
 a unique challenge for every individual, whether a solo rower or a crew-
 member. I can’t thank Atlantic Campaigns enough for equipping me with
 the necessary skills as well as providing advice and emotional support                        SARA BREWER & ANN PRESTIDGE
 when it was needed most.”

 Sara Brewer, Team Row off the Wall

 “Whichever way you look at it, the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge is an
 enormous undertaking. Entering a team into the race challenges individuals
 and crews in so many ways, most of them before you ever get near to the
 start line. Once the row begins the challenges move to a different level. To
 be successful on the water we needed to be fully prepared, trained and
 organised.

 Without the incredible support of Atlantic Campaigns the preparation would
 have been much more difficult and the row would have been a launch into
 the unknown. At every stage of the campaign Nikki and the team helped us
 with knowledgeable advice, structured support, useful contacts, critical
 training, and an experienced voice encouraging us to make sure we had the
 disciplines in place to be successful. They were the unseen members of our
 team and without their superb support we would have found the wonderful
 experience of the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge far more difficult and
 stressful.”
                                                                                               KEVIN GASKELL, MATT GASKELL, WILL HOLLINGSHEAD, CHRIS HODGSON & SAM COXON
Carsten Heron Olsen, CEO Atlantic
 Kevin Gaskell, Team Ocean 5
Campaigns
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HISTORY OF THE RACE

                                                                                                                     2005:                                                             2009:
                                                                                                                     This year the Woodvale Atlantic Rowing Race                       With a delayed race start
                                                                                                                     combined with the ORS Atlantic Rowing Regatta. The                due to bad weather the race
                                                                                                                     race was now also open for other classes and therefore            started in January 2010.
                                                                                                                     it was possible for Team Atlantic-4 with David Martin,            Englishman Charlie Pitcher
                                                             2001:
                1966:                                                                                                Neil Wightwick, Glynn Coupland and George Simpson                 won as a solo rower on
                                                             Now named the Ward Evans
                Sir Chay Blyth and John                                                                              from the UK to step on land in the new finishing port of          board ‘JJ (Insure & Go)' after
                                                             Atlantic Rowing Race it was once
                Ridgway were the first                                                                               English Harbour in Antigua after 49 days, 14 hours, and           52 days, 6 hours, and 47
                                                             again a boat from New Zealand -
                pair to row across the                                                                               21 minutes. 26 boats started the race and 20 finished in          minutes. The brother of
                                                             ‘Team Telecom Challenge’ rowed by
                Atlantic in the twentieth                                                                            Antigua. This was also the year where the double                  Atlantic Campaigns CEO,
                                                             Matt Goodman and Steve Westlake
                century, crossing from                                                                               Olympic gold medallist James Cracknell and the TV                 Carsten Heron Olsen,
                                                             - that finished first in Barbados
                Cape Cod to Ireland in a                                                                             presenter Ben Fogle participated, resulting in the Royal          participated in this race and
                                                             after 42 days, 4 hours, and 3
                time of 92 days.                                                                                     Television Society award winning programme, ‘Through              the seed was planted for
                                                             minutes. 36 boats started the race
                                                                                                                     Hell and High Water’ produced for BBC.                            what would become a new
                                                             and 33 finished.
                                                                                                                                                                                       era within the world of
                                                                                                                                                                                       ocean rowing.

                                                                                                                                                                                                2011:
  1896:                                                                                                                                                                                         Talisker Whisky signed their
  Two Norwegian                             1997:                                             2003:                                                     2007:
                                            Inspired by his row in 1966 Sir Chay              Named the Woodvale Atlantic Rowing Race                                                           first one-year contract with
  immigrants, George                                                                                                                                    Once again named the                    previous race organisers
                                            Blyth with his company ’The                       the race changed its departure port to San
  Harbo and Frank                                                                                                                                       Woodvale Atlantic Rowing                Woodvale Challenge. The
  Samuelsen became the                      Challenge Business’ organised the                 Sebastian de la Gomera, an island just south of           Race, the race moved the
                                            first Atlantic Race, named the Port               Tenerife - the same port and island where                                                         2011 race departed with a
  first people ever to row                                                                                                                              start date to the now                   fleet of 17 boats, including
  across an ocean, rowing                   St. Charles Rowing Race, starting                 Christopher Columbus started his journey                  traditional month of
                                            from Playa San Juan, Tenerife and                 towards the new world. The first boat to arrive                                                   the now legendary
  the Atlantic W-E from                                                                                                                                 December. After 48 days, 2              Row2Recovery. Only 11
  New York to England.                      only allowing teams of pairs. The                 in Port St. Charles, Barbados was ‘Team                   hours, and 52 minutes the
                                            race finished in Port St. Charles,                Holiday Shoppe Challenge’ - with the winning                                                      teams made it to the finish
  Their time recorded for                                                                                                                               British ‘Team Pura Vida’                line in Barbados, with the
  rowing the North                          Barbados 3,000 miles away. 30 teams               team once again hailing from New Zealand.                 represented by John Cecil-
                                            started and 24 teams finished. After              James Fitzgerald and Kevin Biggar arrived                                                         winning team ‘Box no 8’
  Atlantic Ocean was not                                                                                                                                Wright, Robbie Grant, Tom               completing the race in 40
  broken for 114 years.                     41 days, 2 hours, and 55 minutes                  after a record breaking time of 40 days, 4                Harvey & Carl Theakston
                                            ‘Team Kiwi Challenge’ from New                    hours, and 3 minutes, closely followed by                                                         days, 9 hours, and 15
                                                                                                                                                        victoriously stepped on land            minutes
                                            Zealand with Rob Hamill and Phil                  ‘Team CRC’ who came in just 9 hours later.                in sunny Antigua.
                                            Stubbs on board arrived in Barbados.

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           DID YOU KNOW:
The founders of Talisker Whisky, the MacAskill
brothers, rowed from Eigg to Skye to establish
the Talisker distillery in Scotland almost 200
years ago. In their honour, the winners of the
Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge are now
awarded 'The MacAskill Trophy.

                                                                                                                                                                    2018:
                                                                                                                2016:
                                                                                                                                                                    A total contrast to the conditions of the
                                                                                                                The new race record didn't last long as
                                                                                                                                                                    previous race, this year was relatively
                                                       2013:                                                    the Anglo-American Team Latitude 35,
                                                                                                                                                                    calm and slow. There were some
                                                       After purchasing the rights to the race in               manned by Jason Caldwell, Angus
                                                                                                                                                                    headwinds and times of frustrating calm.
                                                       2012, the 2013 edition was the first                     Collins, Matthew Brown and Alex
                                                                                                                                                                    Though conditions were not as volatile as
                                                       organised by Atlantic Campaigns. The race                Simpson, took almost two days off the
                                                                                                                                                                    previous editions, crews had to dig deep
                                                       was won by Team Locura who arrived into                  previous record with a winning time of
                                                                                                                                                                    for every mile and face the challenge of
                                                       Antigua after 41 days, 2 hours, and 38                   35 days, 14 hours, and 3 minutes. The
                                                                                                                                                                    slow, hard rowing with no surfing and no
                                                       minutes with a blue marlin beak pierced                  first onboard Inmarsat system sends
                                                                                                                                                                    significant helping conditions. World
                                                       through their hull.                                      back live footage of the race in real
                                                                                                                                                                    records were still achieved with the
                                                                                                                time. Team Row 4 James raised to
                                                                                                                                                                    youngest ever male solo (Lukas
                                                       Virgin Atlantic signed as the Official Travel            £650k to break the record for the
                                                                                                                                                                    Haitzmann), the oldest ever pair
                                                       Partner of TWAC.                                         largest amount for money raised for
                                                                                                                                                                    (Grandads of the Atlantic) and the fastest
                                                                                                                charity.
                                                                                                                                                                    female pair (Whale of a Time) to name
                                                       2 Boys in a Boat raised £360k to set a new
                                                                                                                                                                    but a few.
                                                       record for the largest amount of money
                                                       raised for charity in the race's history.

                                                                    2015:
                                                                    New developments and safety
                                                                    procedures introduced by Atlantic
                                                                    Campaigns bear fruit as 26 teams
                                                                    leave La Gomera on December 20th in
                                                                    the Talisker Whisky Atlantic
                                                                    Challenge - and 26 teams arrive safely                                                                2019:
                                                                    in Antigua. This was also the year                                                                    The biggest fleet to date! 35
             May 2013:                                              where Team Ocean Reunion,                            2017:                                            boats left La Gomera on
             Talisker Whisky brings the first                       consisting of Angus Collins, Gus                     Atlantic Campaigns develop the                   December 12th, and 87 days
             rowing-machine powered cinema to                       Barton, Joe Barnett, and Jack                        official #TWAC merchandise brand                 later the race completed. The
             London! A 30-foot screen by Tower                      Mayhew, set the new race record of 37                '3000 miles'. This race is remembered            winners of the 2019 race were
             Bridge shows the epic BBC                              days, 9 hours, and 12 minutes. TWAC                  as one of the fastest and most                   Fortitude IV. All 35 teams arrived
             documentary, ‘Through Hell and High                    2015 also set records the youngest                   changeable in history. This lead to two          safely into Antigua with 8 solo
             Water’ featuring double Olympic gold                   (Callum Gathercole) and the oldest                   rescues and two abandonments but                 rowers, 6 pairs, 4 trios, 15 fours
             medallist James Cracknell and TV                       (Peter Smith) ocean rowers.                          also some of the most prestigious                and 2 five-man teams all
             presenter Ben Fogle crossing the                                                                            world records in history. The Four               accounted for. Another two-year
             Atlantic in 2005. The event is a teaser                Atlantic Campaigns decides to run the                Oarsmen (UK) won the race with a                 title sponsorship deal was signed
             for the Talisker Whisky Atlantic                       race annually, signing a three-year                  time of 29 days, 13 hours, and 34                between Atlantic Campaigns and
             Challenge 2013 and get recognised by                   title sponsorship deal with Talisker                 minutes and Mark Slats (NL) achieved             Talisker Whisky, and a
             Guinness World Records for                             Whisky and ensuring the upcoming                     the fastest solo crossing in history             momentous 5 year deal was
             generating the most electricity within                 editions of the race will be named the               with a time of 30 days, 7 hours and 49           signed between Atlantic
             an hour using rowing machines.                         Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge.                  minutes.                                         Campaigns and the Antigua &
                                                                                                                                                                          Barbuda Government
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  RACE FACTS                               • Each team will row in excess on 1.5 million oar strokes during a race.

                                           • Team Fourtitude IV achieved the fastest 24 hours ever with 107.45 nautical miles covered.

                                           • Rowers will row for 2 hours, and sleep for 2 hours, constantly, 24 hours a day.

                                           • More people have climbed Mount Everest than rowed across the Atlantic.

                                           • Participants in the Race have raised over €11 million for charities worldwide over the last
                                             six races.

                                           • At its deepest, the Atlantic Ocean is 8.5km / 5.28 miles deep.

                                           • The waves that the rowers experience can measure up to 20ft high.

                                           • There are two safety yachts supporting the teams as they cross the ocean. In the 2013
                                             race, one yacht travelled a massive 9000nm!

  John Dempster- Watering The Mind         • The 2013 winning Team Locura arrived in Antigua with a blue marlin beak pierced through
                                             the hull of the boat.

                                           • Each rower is expected to use 800 sheets of toilet paper during their crossing.

                                           • The teams are supported 24/7 by two land-based duty officers.

                                           • In the 2016 race, solo rower Daryl Farmer arrived in Antigua after 96 days, rowing without
                                             a rudder to steer with for nearly 1200miles/40 days.

                                           • Each rower aims to consume 10 litres of water per day.

                                           • Rowers burn in excess of 5,000 calories per day.

                                           • There is no toilet on board - rowers use a bucket!

                                           • Each rower loses on average 12kg crossing the Atlantic!

                                           • In the 2018 race, solo rower Kelda Wood (Row 2 Raise) was kept company by a whale for
  Anna McLean - The Seablings                nearly 7 days.

                                           •    A fully functioning water maker takes 30 minutes to make 20 litres of water.
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BRANDING

Team Atlantic Ambition from the 2019/20 race
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BOAT BRANDING
The rowing boat is the ultimate blank canvas - a floating billboard that will be
shown around the world.

 Preparing to row the Atlantic Ocean takes time, training and money. On average,
 the rowers need to raise between €90,000 - €120,000 per campaign in order to get
 to the start line.

 The Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge offers potential sponsors, brands and
 ambassadors the opportunity to raise the profile and brand perception of their
 company on a national and international scale.

 Sponsoring a team’s challenge gives companies and brands the opportunity to
 align with a project that not only represents the core values of their business, but
 also gives access to a potential audience of more than 3 billion people worldwide.

 Team Oarsome Foursome from the 2019/20 race

                                                                                                                         “ReSound, the leading hearing aid brand, had the honour of
                                                                                                                         sponsoring the Oarsome Foursome during the Talisker Whisky
                                                                                                                         Atlantic Challenge 2019. Our support was inspired especially by
                                                                                                                         teamm member Mo O’Brien, who became the first person with
                                                                                                                         profound hearing loss to row across the Atlantic Ocean.
                                                                                                                         Throughout the race, all our colleagues, from people working in
                                                                                                                         manufacturing and office functions to our CEO have been with
                                                                                                                         the team for every stroke across the mighty ocean. Seeing what
                                                                                                                         you can achieve when equipped with the best hearing
                                                                                                                         technology has been highly engaging for all of us. We’ve also
                                                                                                                         seen an important interest from journalists, media, and
                                                                                                                         community influencers who’ve wanted to engage with us and
                                                                                                                         the Oarsome Foursome on their achievements.’'

                                                                                                                         Marie Schleimann Nordlund
                                                                                                                         Head of PR, Media and Communication
                                                                                                                         GN Hearing/ReSound

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                                                    GLOBAL
                                                     The Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge attracts
                                                     rowers from across the globe - all of whom are
                                                     united by the challenge of crossing an ocean.

                                                     To date, teams have hailed from: the UK, Germany,
                                                     Ireland, the USA, South Africa, Spain, Romania,
                                                     Norway, Sweden, Australia, New Zealand, China,
                                                     Finland, Netherlands, Italy, Switzerland, Wales,
                                                     Scotland, Northern Ireland, Egypt, Ukraine, and
                                                     Antigua. Each team draws significant fan and media
                                                     attention in their home country. The Talisker Whisky
                                                     Atlantic Challenge is the key international event in
                                                     ocean rowing.

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                                              The 2019 race saw one leaderboard with the following boat classes:
        BOAT CLASSES                          •
                                              •
                                                  R45 Class
                                                  R25 Class
                                                                      •
                                                                      •
                                                                           SeaSabre Class
                                                                           Woodvale / Rossiters Fours Class
                                                                                                                          • DOR34
                                                                                                                          • O28
        *Fastest crossing time achieved by    •   R15 Class           •    Wooden Class                                   • LB4
        specific design                       •   Spindrift Class     •    Adkin Class
                                              •   Ocean 2+3 Class     •    DOR12

                        R45                                                           R25                                                                         R15

             TWAC 2017 - The Four Oarsmen                                  TWAC 2019 - Resilient:X                                                   TWAC 2017 - Row 4 Cancer
             *29 days, 13 hours, 34 minutes                                 *37 days 7 hrs 44 min                                                 *30 days, 7 hours, 49 minutes

                    Spindrift                                                  Ocean 2+3                                                                      SeaSabre

                TWAC 2019 - Fight Oar Die                             TWAC 2017 - Oarsome Buoys                                                        TWAC 2017 - Atlantic Ladies
                 *50 days 11 hrs 35 min                             *44 days, 13 hours, 43 minutes                                                  *60 days, 18 hours, 34 minutes

          Woodvale / Rossiters                                                      Wood                                                                           Adkin

                                                                                                                                                     TWAC 2015 - Atlantic Drifters
               TWAC 2017 - Atlantic Four                               TWAC 2015 - Team Hesco
                                                                     *46 days, 9 hours, 42 minutes                                                *43 days, 16 hours, 18 minutes
             *38 days, 14 hours, 32 minutes
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                 DOR12                                          DOR34
                                                                                                                                                 O28

          TWAC 2019 - The Swiss 1s                 TWAC 2019 - Swiss Ocean Dancers                                            TWAC 2019 - Van Durme Brothers
           *74 days 23 hrs 56 min                       *45 days 2 hrs 18 min                                                      *39 days 21 hrs 2 min

                                     LB4

                                                                           The upcoming 2020 race will see one leaderboard, with a Race
                                                                           Class and an Open Class. The Race Class will feature the R45 and
                                                                           the R25 designs, with all other designs racing in the Open Class.

                                *Soon to be set!

Team Rowed Less Travelled from the 2019 race

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MEDIA

        Team RowHHome from the 2019/20 race
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OFFICIAL
RACE
CONTENT

CONTENT FACTORY
The Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge
                                                                                                                       OWNED PLATFORMS
employs a dedicated media team which                                                                          TALISKERWHISKYATLANTICCHALLENGE.COM
seeks to maximise press coverage and
media exposure around the world.

Professional film crews and photographers
attend both the race start and each finish
line event to capture visual assets that are
                                                                                                                                                          PARTNERS &
distributed around the world.                                                                                            TALISKER                          SPONSORS
                                                                                             EXTERNAL MEDIA
                                                                                                  VNRs                    WHISKY                         ROYALTY-FREE
                                                                                                                                                            CONTENT
Press releases and video news reels (VNRs)
are produced for each team, always ensuring
                                                                                               WEB VIDEOS
                                                                                             PRESS RELEASES
                                                                                                                         ATLANTIC                        COMMERCIAL
                                                                                                                                                            CONTENT
that there is a steady stream of content                                                    BESPOKE CONTENT             CHALLENGE                     EDITORIAL CONTENT

available for global media.                                                                                             MEDIA TEAM                      PROMOTIONAL &
                                                                                                                                                      BRANDING MATERIAL

                                                                                                                            SOCIAL MEDIA
                                                                                                                              FACEBOOK
                                                                                                                             INSTAGRAM
                                                                                                                               TWITTER
                                                                                                                               YOUTUBE
                                                                                                               IMAGES                             VIDEOS

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  CONTENT FROM THE SEA
  During the race, satellite transmissions from the teams and race support boats provide videos, imagery and other
  content from the ocean.

  Apart from ensuring the safety and wellbeing of the participants, the support boats roam through the fleet and have a
  photographer and videographer onboard that focus on documenting the crossing.

  The race’s dedicated communications supplier, Range Global Services, provides teams with the opportunity to carry
                                                                                                                                                   Photos sent and transmitted via the official support yacht
  equipment onboard that enables transfer of footage directly from the high seas. Being able to offer a glimpse of life
  onboard delivers immense value to media, sponsors and of course friends and family.

  “Due to an unexpected hospital visit, I was so sad that I wouldn't be able to see off the Bucks Buoys in person in La
  Gomera. Seeing the teams go for their safety meetings / final checks and interviews with Charlotte on the Facebook
  live stream made me feel like I was there. Then on start day I was crying as I saw Race Director Carsten sending every
  team off personally. Every day I would check not only their progress but also that of the others in the fleet. I did try not
  to do it too often but ended up checking every 4 hours without fail. I received satellite phone calls from the ocean on my
  birthday and Christmas assuring me that they were OK. Safety Officer Ian's reports kept me going and I know they
  helped other families as well. Not a day went by without me checking 'dot watchers’, with Atlantic Campaigns
  delivering fantastic photos of the teams at sea. I was engrossed reading the other 'dot watchers' comments as well.
  Then I got the amazing phone call from my son Kevin, from his own mobile to tell me he could see Antigua and that it
  wouldn't be long before they stepped on dry land. I didn’t sleep that night waiting for the first view of the Bucks Buoys
  rowing into English Harbour and Carsten again personally welcoming them all ashore. I was cryiig watching my family
  hug each other with happiness! I am so grateful to everyone at Atlantic Campaigns and the ‘dot watchers’ for making it
                                                                                                                                                                                    The BGAN Satellite
  possible for me to 'be' at the start and finish to see my son, grandson and their two friends complete the Talisker                                                               Terminal used by the
  Whisky Atlantic Challenge 2019/2020. Thank you!”                                                                                                                                  official support yachts

  Jackie Luff - Team Bucks Buoys

                                                                                                                                                                  TEAM CONTENT

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 ACCREDITED MEDIA
 The race’s Press and PR teams seek to
 support both accredited media on site                          100%                                 Royalty-free media access
 and the many television networks and
 news organisations that follow the                              50+                                   Accredited media teams
 race around the world.

                                                                 100%                          Participating teams represented

  MEDIA CENTRE
 The race operates dedicated media centres
 in both La Gomera and Antigua with free
 high-speed internet connections.

 These centres support media professionals
 provided by our title sponsor Talisker, as
 well as other visiting news teams covering
 the race in general or following individual
 teams or participants.
                                                                              The new media centre in La Gomera

  ROYALTY FREE CONTENT
 The race offers a continuous stream of
 royalty-free images, videos and other
 multimedia content, including live streams
 and embeddable social media content. This
 content is distributed via newswires or
 dispatched directly on request.

                                                                            A dedicated media team produces media
                                                                                      assets for each team
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03
           Team BROAR from the 2019/20 race

MEDIA
COVERAGE
ACCREDITED MEDIA
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                                                                                                                                       The Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge
                                                                                                                                       offers all visiting media royalty-free                    12%       Growth in media accreditation from the 2017-18 race

                                                                                               TALISKER WHISKY                         multimedia content, access to the media

   MEDIA RESULTS                                                                               Talisker employs leading communications
                                                                                                                                       centre and free high speed internet
                                                                                                                                       connection at race start and finish.

                                                                                               agency CSM to deliver dedicated coverage for
                                                                                                                                      MEDIA CENTRE
                                                                                                                                                                                                 44
                                                                                                                                                                                                 100%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Accredited media teams

                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Participating teams represented

                                                                                               its sponsorship and the race all year.

    This year’s race generated an unprecedented amount of media                                 Earned Media:                  911Thepieces        of news
                                                                                                                                       Talisker Whisky             coverage
                                                                                                                                                       Atlantic Challenge
                                                                                                                                  has 2 media centres that are available to
    attention. Coverage was generated by the combined efforts of                                Owned Media:                   40m     audience
                                                                                                                                  use by                 reach
                                                                                                                                          all accredited media.      - 7.4m views - 32,836 mentions
                                                                                                                                                                 The media
                                                                                                                                  centres, at the start and finish of the race,
                                                                                                                                  are equipped with high speed internet.
    Tallisker Whisky’s communication agencies, the dedicated                                    Media Partnerships:            5.3m      audience
                                                                                                                                  Providing   peace of mindreach        - 2.4m video views
                                                                                                                                                            that your content
                                                                                                                                  will be transmitted around the world.
    race media team, and the tremendous effort put in by many of                                Influencer Marketing:          12.5m audience reach - 350,000 views
    the teams to create coverage for their campaigns.                                                                                                                                                          The media centre in La Gomera

                                                                                                                                       ROYALTY FREE CONTENT
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                                                                                                                                        Accredited media also have royalty-
                                                                                                                                        free access to a wide range of media
                                                                                                                                        content. Equipping media with all the
                                                                                                                                        necessary assets required for

                                                                     CASE                      The dedicated race media team distributesinternational distribution standards.

                                                                                               feature stories, news coverage, images and
                                                                     STUDY:                    videos to major news outlets across the world.
                                                                                                                                                                                             A dedicated media team produces media assets for each team

                                                                     OARSOME
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          PG 19

                                                                                               Race specific press coverage:                    362

                                                                     FOURSOME                  Total audience reach:
                                                                                               Total global TV broadcasts:
                                                                                                                                                522 million
                                                                                                                                                60+
                                                                                               Total estimated TV viewers:                      42.5 million

                                                                   ‘Oarsome Foursome’ is made up of mother and
                                                                                                TEAM PR EFFORTS
                                                                   daughter Mo O'Brien and Bird Watts and Claire
                                                                   Allinson. The team arrived into Antigua within 49
                                                                   days, 13 hours and 49 minutes, making Mo O’Brien
                                                                   the first deaf person to row an ocean. The team
                                                                                                The individual teams also generated coverage
                                                                   earned a grand amount of media coverage and even
                                                                                                in abundance themselves. Global and local
                                                                   celebrity support from Coldplay frontman, Chris
                                                                   Martin!
                                                                                                news outlets were fascinated by the teams’
                                                                                                diverse backgrounds, amazing
                                                                   100+                         accomplishments,
                                                                                                  Pieces of Coverage
                                                                                                                     and spirit of adventure!
                                                                   3,324,555                    Estimated:
                                                                                                     Total Reach

                                                                                                Total press coverage of teams:                         180+
                                                                                                Team specific audience reach:                          362 million
                                                                                                Total team specific TV coverage:                       35+
PG 21                                                      PG 26                                Total team specific TV viewers:                        36.4 million                                                                                     PG 1
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MEDIA PLATFORMS
PRESS COVERAGE                             TELEVISION                                        DIGITAL MEDIA                                           INFLUENCERS
With the largest ever fleet, this year’s   Some teams in particular caught                   All of the teams aggregated                             Talisker engaged a number of
race generated more print and digital      the eye of the news networks.                     thousands and posts, with sponsors,                     professional lifestyle and outdoor
news coverage than in any previous         BROAR became the ‘darlings’ of the                friends and family chipping in.                         influencers, including award-
year. Substantial coverage in the US,      BBC in the UK, whilst ROWHHOME                    Greetings from the likes of Coldplay                    winning actor Matt Smith, to visit
HK and China boosted the figures.          had their own primetime                           (11.5m Instagram followers) and                         the race. Combined they extended
                                           documentary on ZDF in Germany.                    David Beckham (62.5m instagram)                         the reach beyond the ocean
                                                                                             delivered huge visibility.                              rowing community.

732                 Pieces of Coverage     60+               Global Broadcasts
                                                                                            3,600+                Estimated Total Posts             50+                   Estimated Total Posts

884m                  People Reached       42.5m             Global TV Audience
                                                                                            150m+            Estimated Potential Reach             12.5m                       Audience Reach

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                                                                                                                              CASE STUDY:
                                                                                                                              ROWHHOME

        Inspired to join the race by the documentary ‘Four
        Mums in a Boat', RowHHome become the first German
        female team to row any ocean.

        The four team members worked with a professional
        content creation company during their entire
        campaign to produce a multimedia web series, a long-
        form documentary, and generated huge visibility in
        major newspapers and across the TV networks in
        Germany known as the ‘Wellenbrecherinnen’

        200+                            Pieces of Coverage

        50,000,000+                           Total Reach

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                                                                       CASE STUDY:
                                                                            ROWED
                                                                              LESS
                                                                        TRAVELLED

                                                      With a team name inspired by the book 'The Road
                                                      Not Taken’ by Robert Frost and an aim to push their
                                                      physical and mental limits, this team of four broke
                                                      the Australian Atlantic crossing record, and became
                                                      a widespread media hit in newspapers and on
                                                      national television in their home country of
                                                      Australia.

                                                      80+                                        Pieces of Coverage

                                                      50,629,489                                        Total Reach

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          CASE
          STUDY:
          OARSOME
          FOURSOME

        ‘Oarsome Foursome’ is made up of mother and
        daughter Mo O'Brien and Bird Watts, and friend
        Claire Allinson. The team arrived into Antigua after
        49 days, 13 hours and 49 minutes, making Mo
        O’Brien the first deaf person to row an ocean.

        The team earned a great amount of media coverage
        in the UK and beyond and celebrity support from
        Coldplay frontman, Chris Martin!

        150+                              Pieces of Coverage

        18,345,405                              Total Reach

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CASE
STUDY:
BROAR

                                                              Arriving into Antigua after 35 days, 9 hours and 9
                                                              minutes, the Scottish trio Jamie, Ewan and Lachlan
                                                              MacLean are the first three brothers to row any
                                                              ocean, and the youngest and fastest trio to ever row
                                                              the Atlantic after beating seasickness, battery
                                                              issues, storms, and dehydration.

                                                              The team became ‘the darlings’ of major media
                                                              publications and TV networks, appearing on the
                                                              likes of BBC and CNN multiple times, generating a
                                                              huge amount of press exposure whilst raising funds
                                                              for multiple children’s charities.

                                                              200+                                       Pieces of Coverage

                                                               52,345,405                                       Total Reach

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Team Ancient Mariners from the 2019/20 race

RACE
PLATFORMS
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               FACEBOOK
The 2019 race reached close to 20 million people
on Facebook, with reach among the 25-54 age
group being substantially higher than the global
average for the platform. Facebook Live proved to
be hugely popular in this race, attracting more
than 588,553 unique live video views.

18,256,873                                    Total Reach

25-34                              Most Reached Age Group

26,333                                         Page Likes

186,748                                        Impressions

                                               Post Reach
152,926
Source: Facebook Analytics: April 2020

FANS BY AGE GROUPS                                                                    TOTAL REACH

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                       INSTAGRAM
         Instagram is proving to be one of the most
         popular ways for fans to engage with the race.
         The latest content from the fleet is constantly
         uploaded by a dedicated content manager on
         site at the start in La Gomera and at the finish
         line in Antigua.

        68,649                                       Total Post Likes

        25-34                          Most Reached Age Group

        8,578                               Total Page Followers

        4%                                         Engagement Rate

        Source: Instagram Analytics - April 2020

                                                                                          AGE RANGE                                                              GENDER

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             TWITTER
Twitter provides the fastest way to get the
latest news from the fleet. The race’s content
team continuously updates the feed with the
latest information, videos and photos as they
capture or receive from the teams.

2,486                                             Followers

4,800                                    Impressions Per Day

44,700                                   Tweet Engagements

Source: Twitter Analytics - April 2020

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                   YOUTUBE
    The Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge’s
    official YouTube channel has generated
    more than 2 million lifetime views over 53
    countries. Most views come from western
    Europe.

    2,113,574                                    Lifetime Views

                                              of the audience is
    Over 66%                                 between 18 and 44
                                                      years old.

    Source: YouTube Analytics - April 2020

                                                                   VIDEO VIEWS OVER TIME
                                                                        JAN 2019 - MARCH 2020

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RACE
WEBSITE                                           1.5M+
                                                  Over 19K
                                                                                                     Page Views

                                                                                         Unique Monthly Visitors
The official Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge
website acts as a hub for both rowers and
fans. The website has all the information         1 min 56 sec                  Average Time Spent On Website
needed for interested fans and future
participants. The rowers section provides all
the relevant resources for teams in
                                                  Source: Google Analytics: April 2020
preparation for their row.

                                                                                                                                        The race website hosts the race blog,
                                                                                                                                      providing regular updates about the fleet.

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RACE TRACKER

    The tracker is the most popular way for fans to follow
    the progress of the boats during the crossing. Known as
    ‘dot watching’, the positions of the boats are updated
    approximately every 4 hours.

   2,039,845                                    Page Views

   Top Viewing Countries

                                                                     The YB Races tracker is available on Mobile (iOS, Android) and on the race website
                GERMANY

                UNITED KINGDOM                                                   RACE TRACKER VISITORS OVER TIME

                SWITZERLAND

                UNITED STATES

   Source: Race Viewer Analytics - April 2020

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FACEBOOK
LIVESTREAM
Facebook Live proved hugely popular during the 2019
race. During the active race period, over 150 live
broadcasts delivered more than 1.2 million unique video
views on the platform.

Over 150                                  Total Live Broadcasts

1,224,662                                          Video Views

64,373                              Views For The Race Start

Source: Facebook Analytics - April 2020

    “Being able to watch the Atlantic Campaigns
    live stream meant I could experience the
    emotion of every teams start and finish as if I
    were there in person. The flow of information,
    the extra facts about the individuals, and the
    interviews were fantastic!”

    James Abbott, UK

                                                                                                                                                                                               PG 35
ENVIRONMENT
   Atlantic Campaigns are acutely aware that although we
   deliver the platform for the Talisker Whisky Atlantic
   Challenge to take place, ultimately it’s the Atlantic Ocean
   that provides the setting, surroundings and scenery. With
   this in mind, we are passionate about educating past,
   present, and future generations about the wellness of our
   oceans and taking action to the #EveryStrokeCounts
   campaign - A pledge we have signed with the United Nations
   Environment Programme.

   During the 2019 race, more than half of the fleet raised funds
   and awareness to highlight the worldwide issue of ocean
   conservation and sustainable use of our seas.

   In the week leading up to the race start, our title sponsor
   Talisker demonstrated its love for the ocean by putting on an
   ocean school for all rowers. Hosted by Parley For The Oceans,
   the sessions were designed to educate, inspire, and empower
   the next generation of ocean guardians.

                                                                    From the 2019/20 Ocean School
                                                                         in partnership with

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CHARITIES
The Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge is a visibility
platform enabling each team to raise funds for charities of
their choice.

Each team or individual can choose one or several
charities that are close to their hearts, which also provide
them with a sense of purpose and personal motivation
during the dark days at sea.

The 2019 fleet raised €1.7 million for charities (and
counting)!

The Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge has seen rowers
across the last six races raise..

over €11,000,000
…for good causes around the world!

Team Margot from the 2019/20 race

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2019/20 RACE
SUMMARY
35 boats set off from La Gomera on the 12th of December 2019, and, 87 days later, on the
7th of March 2020 the last of the 35 teams docked safely in Antigua. Of the 103 individuals
who made up the fleet, 102 arrived into English Harbour - with one rower retiring mid-
race and being picked up safely by the support boat.

Whether it took 32 days or 86 days to finish is irrelevant– for all entrants it has been an
incredible achievement. The success of so many participants does not mean that any part of
the 2019 race was easy, but it is a testament to the rowers’ preparation, hard work, and
endurance both physically and mentally.

The weather during the 2019 race was a mix of all the ocean has to offer. It was not as fierce
or fast as two years ago, nor as soul-crushingly still as 2018. Though they may not feel that
way now, this year’s fleet has been fortunate to experience a full range of conditions..

As we learn more every year and the crews’ knowledge of equipment and training improves,
there are fewer and fewer technical issues. Autohelm difficulties and broken oars were the
most common issues, but beyond that, most problems were one-off events. We saw multiple
power failures and steering problems, but generally the fleet managed the Atlantic crossing
in good condition.The race places a huge amount of stress, both physically and mentally, on
the participants, and we have witnessed the usual cases of sore backsides, muscular
injuries and blistered hands. The recovery for most is quick - and for many these problems
become part of the fabric of the entire experience.

The rowers of the 2019 fleet will be changed forever. They have seen things no camera will every really be able to capture. There have been whales, orcas,
sharks, dolphins, and turtles, amazing night skies, and sunsets and sunrises that lift the spirits.

More than this, the rowers will have found out about themselves and discovered the humility and honesty that such a touch challenge brings.

A huge thank you to the support and interest from all of the ‘dot watchers’ – families, friends, sponsors, the media and those who are caught up and entranced by
how amazing this event and the participants are.

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                                                                                                     POSITION                        TEAM                            FINISH TIME

WORLD RECORDS                                                                                             1
                                                                                                          2
                                                                                                          3
                                                                                                                                  Fortitude IV
                                                                                                                           Rowed Less Travelled
                                                                                                                                 BROAR
                                                                                                                                                                    32d, 12h, 35 m
                                                                                                                                                                    34d, 10h, 46m
                                                                                                                                                                      35d, 9h, 9m
                                                                                                          4                      Ocean 5                            35d, 19h, 50m
There were many World and Race records set during the Talisker Whisky
Atlantic Challenge 2019/20 including:                                                                      5                       DoraBros                         36m, 10h, 31m
                                                                                                           6                  HMS Oardacious                          37d, 7h, 3m
                                                                                                           7                      Resilient:X                        37d, 7h, 54m
Fortitude IV                              BROAR
                                                                                                           8                  Row for Veterans                      37d, 11h, 32m
Furthest distance travelled in 24 hours   First crossing of three brothers
                                                                                                           9                    Force Atlantic                      37d, 13h, 53m
                                                                                                          10                   All Oar Nothing                      38d, 15h, 31m
Resilient:X                               Oarsome Foursome
                                                                                                          11                  Atlantic Ambition                      39d, 7h, 41m
Fastest pairs crossing                    First ocean crossing by a deaf person
                                                                                                          12                 Atlantic Guardsman                     39d, 15h, 31m
                                                                                                          13                Van Durme Brothers                       39d, 21h, 2m
The Seablings                             Row off the Wall
                                                                                                          14                    Team Margot                         39d, 23h, 59m
First brother and sister team             Oldest female to row any ocean
                                                                                                          15                     Row for Life                        40d, 6h, 47m
                                                                                                          16                      Felix Five                        41d, 12h, 55m
Ancient Mariners                          RowHHome
                                                                                                          17                     RowHHome                              42d, 46m
Oldest British team of four               First German female team to row any ocean
                                                                                                          18                    The Seablings                       43d, 15h, 22m
                                                                                                          19                Hell Oar High Water                     44d, 21h, 58m
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                                                                                                          20                Swiss Ocean Dancers                      45d, 2h, 18m
First Austrian solo                       First Swiss female team to row any ocean
                                                                                                          21                     Bucks Buoys                         45d, 4h, 13m
                                                                                                          22                     White Rows                         48d, 21h, 51m
Ocean 5                                   Oarsome Foursome                                                                    Ancient Mariners
                                                                                                          23                                                          49d, 9h, 7m
Fastest five man team to cross the        Fastest female trio
                                                                                                          24                 Oarsome Foursome                       49d, 13h, 49m
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                                                                                                          25                 Atlantic Mavericks                         50d, 19m
                                                                                                          26                    Team Maktub                           50d, 6h, 19m
                                                                                                          27                     Fight Oar Die                       50d, 11h, 35m
                                                                                                          28                           D7                            57d, 13h, 49m
                                                                                                          29                   Team Atventure                         59d, 22h, 9m
                                                                                                          30                 Watering the Mind                        63d, 9h, 14m
                                                                                                          32                     Atlantic One                        63d, 12h, 33m
                                                                                                          32             Atlantic Dream Challenge                     70d, 9h, 11m
                                                                                                          33                    The Swiss 1s                         74d, 23h, 56m
                                                                                                          34                    Mad Giraffe                          75d, 23h, 43m
                                                                                                          35                   Row off the Wall                       86d, 8h, 59m
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THE RACE | BRANDING | MEDIA | MEDIA COVERAGE | RACE PLATFORMS | ENVIRONMENT | CHARITIES | 2019/20 | WORLD RECORDS | PROUD PARTNERS

  PROUD PARTNERS
   Atlantic Campaigns is supported by people, organisations, and companies that come together to deliver best-in-class knowledge, experience, and
   equipment for the race. Sharing the same sustainability and social purpose goals and values, they come together from around the world to La Gomera to
   ensure the race lives up to the highest of standards.

  “Atlantic Campaigns has been one of the best organisations Range Global Services has had the pleasure of working with, and we are extremely excited to be a
  sponsor of the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge. All of the staff of Atlantic Campaigns have been incredibly accommodating which has made our job much
  easier. Working with all of the teams in the TWAC has been incredibly rewarding. By gaining valuable feedback from organisers and participants we have been
  able to implement processes that have made us a more effective and efficient company. I strongly recommend any company or organisation thinking about getting
  involved with Atlantic Campaigns to reach out to the raceorganisers. Not only will it be beneficial for your company, you will end up making lasting friendships
  that go beyond the business spectrum.

  Terry Daniels, President, Range Global Services

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Atlantic Campaigns wishes to thank all the rowers, participants, staff,
friends, families, and media teams for their efforts and contributions in
           making this year’s race such a successful event!

                      Carsten Heron Olsen - CEO
SEE YOU IN DECEMBER 2020!
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